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ExHempKnight OP t1_j942yaa wrote

Reply to comment by nicaldrogo in "The longest-lived micrometer than can be bought." J.T. Slocomb micrometers and stand, all fully restored by myself. Each mic is between 70-120 years old, and they're all still accurate. by ExHempKnight

Fair points. If I understand correctly, the measuring faces are checked using a set of optical flats, each a slightly different length, to check for parallelism at different rotational positions of the spindle, right?

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ExHempKnight OP t1_j93xjbe wrote

Reply to comment by johanvondoogiedorf in "The longest-lived micrometer than can be bought." J.T. Slocomb micrometers and stand, all fully restored by myself. Each mic is between 70-120 years old, and they're all still accurate. by ExHempKnight

It's an instrument used to measure very precisely, down to 3, or even 4 decimal places of accuracy. Used mostly in machining and/or metal work.

Each micrometer only has one inch of range, 0-1", 1-2", etc.. The set I've posted measures to 12", so there's 11 mics total.

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Optimistic__Elephant t1_j93uhln wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in "The longest-lived micrometer than can be bought." J.T. Slocomb micrometers and stand, all fully restored by myself. Each mic is between 70-120 years old, and they're all still accurate. by ExHempKnight

I just meant in general English has lots of weird rules like:

> I before e, except after c Or when sounded as 'a' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh' Unless the 'c' is part of a 'sh' sound as in 'glacier' Or it appears in comparatives and superlatives like 'fancier' And also except when the vowels are sounded as 'e' as in 'seize' Or 'i' as in 'height' Or also in '-ing' inflections ending in '-e' as in 'cueing' Or in compound words as in 'albeit' Or occasionally in technical words with strong etymological links to their parent languages as in 'cuneiform' Or in other numerous and random exceptions such as 'science', 'forfeit', and 'weird'.

Which is funny because metric system is all about logical and consistent rules. So metric + English language is a funny pairing to me.

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themcsame t1_j93tpbc wrote

Reply to If you shave, get a shaving handle that uses a simple disposable razor. The razor lasts much longer than anything at your local store and provides a better shave. by bi_polar2bear

I'm not entirely sure the 'better shave' is that much of a scam. I think it's a case of YMMV. But yes, the price difference is utterly insane.

Personally, I do find traditional blades tend to offer a better, quicker shave, for whatever reason I seem to be a bit more prone to cutting myself while shaving with safety razors (add that to the list of 'safety' things I've managed to injure myself with, having avoided doing so with 'regular' variants). I'm not too bothered about it on the face or neck, though I will say my Henson has cut a mole right where my moustache line is just about every time I've used it.

Sucks really cause the Henson is a pretty solid piece of kit. But sadly, it just doesn't seem to agree with me as well as current razors. It doesn't stop me from offering it up as a means of saving money to people however, but I tend to follow with a "YMMV" disclaimer because of my experience.

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zyzzogeton t1_j93of6q wrote

Reply to comment by ExHempKnight in "The longest-lived micrometer than can be bought." J.T. Slocomb micrometers and stand, all fully restored by myself. Each mic is between 70-120 years old, and they're all still accurate. by ExHempKnight

Adam Savage has some interesting discussions about his journey towards precision. Pask has a similar kind of arc as well on his channel. The hallmark of craftsmen is that their tastes become more and more exacting over time. The tools needed to accomplish that become more and more specialized and beautiful too.

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TheEnquirer1138 t1_j93nly4 wrote

Reply to If you shave, get a shaving handle that uses a simple disposable razor. The razor lasts much longer than anything at your local store and provides a better shave. by bi_polar2bear

I'm back to using a safety razor again too. Change the blades frequently. Every 4-6 shaves. it helps prevent ingrown hairs. They're cheap enough to where you don't have to worry about going through one every week or so.

If you're just starting off, buy a sample pack of blades so you can try out different ones. Use each blade to see if there are any that definitely don't feel good. A lot of people love Personna blades but they gave me awful razor burn in a mild razor on the mildest setting. Meanwhile Wilkinson Sword blades which are hit or miss for people, worked really well for me.

Once you've got a few blades that feel decent to you, use one type of razor exclusively for about 2 months then change it up. You'll be able to feel out the differences between each one more easily.

As a couple other people suggested, use Stirling Soap for your shaving soap. Mountain Man is a nice, not too overpowering scent. If you get aftershave directly from them on a lot of their splashes, you can actually set the menthol amount to either nothing to Macaulay Culkin levels of burn. I'd start with none or the regular amount.

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